Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

What Does It Mean to Have Vision?

In chapter 2, ―Seven Principles of Purpose,‖ I asked you to consider several questions, including, ―Do you know where you‘re going? Are you still questioning what you‘r e about?‖ These are issues related to v ision. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish” ( KJV ). Vision is necessary for life. The word “vision” in the Hebrew means a ―dream, revelation, or oracle.‖ O b viously, a vision that is connected to God‘s pu rposes is something that needs to be revealed by God Himself. You need His revelation of your life‘s vision. The only way you can discover this vision is to listen to what God is saying to you. This is a crucial point that we‘ll return to shortly. To have vision means to be able to conceive of and move toward your purpose in life. A man shouldn‘t get married, then say to his wife, ―What are we going to do? Well, you know, we‘ll just wait on the Lord. We‘ll see where we‘re going when we get there.‖ That‘s ridiculous. Now, it‘s true that we might not always see the whole picture right away, as Abraham had to trust God to lead him to an unfamiliar land in which he would become a great na tion (Gen. 12:1 – 2). However, Abraham had a clear vision that he was going to the place God had promised him, and he moved steadily toward that goal. Having vision means that you can already see the end of your purpose. It means that you have faith in God and what He has told you to do, so that you are continually moving toward your vision as it is moving toward you. Your responsibility is to support and sustain the vision until it comes to fruition. To have vision means to conceive of and move toward your purpose.

Created and Designed for Vision

We can know that God has a vision for every male be cause the male was created to be a visionary. Remember that one reason the man was formed first was so that he could be the initial recipient of all the information, revelation, and

118